Missouri’s Medicaid system needs to work for its lowest-income residents, and the best way to achieve that is to reform, not expand, the current system.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The Missouri Supreme Court heard oral arguments this week regarding the General Assembly’s decision to withhold Medicaid funds from “any abortion…
If the cost of Medicaid expansion in Missouri is “adequately presented,” voters may not approve it, Senate Majority Floor Leader Caleb Rowden said. During an…
With a little more than a month before lawmakers are due back in Jefferson City for the 2020 legislative session, pre-filing opened Monday. The pre-filing…
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 edition of The Missouri Times Magazine. Rep. Jack Bondon takes the job he was elected to do…
In a recent The Missouri Times editorial, “Medicaid Expansion: Selling snake oil to the masses”, the author, Mr. Bearden made several assertions: 1. Expansion would…
This article originally appeared in the Fall 2019 edition of The Missouri Times Magazine. After zip-zapping through rows of cubicles — a guide is necessary…
From gun violence to Medicaid to vehicle sales, lawmakers debate what issue affects Missourians more
Although lawmakers are coming back to Jefferson City this week to address a vehicle sales tax issue during a special session, legislators are focused on…
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — As Missouri lawmakers continue looking into why a large amount of children have been suddenly and recently dropped from the state’s Medicaid…
For some Missouri families, a trip to the hospital could hold more issues than a potential sickness or injury. According to House Minority Floor Leader…